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Arabic vocabulary: clothes

Clothes, shoes and accessories in Arabic, and what you need to describe an outfit or the way someone looks.

Here are 100 Arabic words on “Clothing and appearance”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 32 words

ArabicEnglish
لحيةbeard
حزامbelt
سوارbracelet
علامة تجاريةbrand
غير رسميcasual
ملابسclothing
قطنcotton
فستانdress
نظارةglasses
تسريحة شعرhairstyle
جلدleather
مكياجmakeup
شاربmoustache
زيoutfit
عطرperfume
خاتمring
قميصshirt
حذاءshoe
شورتshorts
مقاسsize
تنورةskirt
كمsleeve
بدلةsuit
تي شيرتT shirt
جربto try on
ارتدىto wear
بنطالtrousers
ملابس داخليةunderwear
زي موحدuniform
محفظةwallet
ساعة يدwatch
حسن الهندامwell groomed

Level 2: medium 46 words

ArabicEnglish
إكسسوارaccessory
سروال قصيرbermuda shorts
سترة قصيرةbomber jacket
جزمةboot
حمالة صدرbra
سروال داخلي رجاليbriefsMen’s underwear
كاسكيتcap
سترة صوفيةcardigan
ياقةcollar
مشطcomb
مزيل العرقdeodorant
قرطearring
فستان سهرةevening dress
كريم أساسfoundation
غرةfringe
فروfur
صبغة شعرhair dye
حقيبة يدhandbag
جوهرةjewel
سروال داخلي نسائيknickersWomen’s underwear
دانتيلlace
كتانlinen
بطانةlining
حسب المقاسmade to measure
قديم الطرازold fashioned
قميص بولوpolo shirt
نقشة مطبوعةprint
معطف واق من المطرraincoat
ماكينة حلاقةrazor
صندلsandal
وشاحscarf
درزseam
جل الاستحمامshower gel
خفslipper
نعلsole
جوارب طويلةstockings
كولونtights
تنكرto dress up
نسقto match
وضع المكياجto put on makeup
لبس بسرعةto slip on
حذاء رياضيtrainer
مظلةumbrella
مخملvelvet
خزانة ثيابwardrobe
فستان زفافwedding dress

Level 3: hard 22 words

ArabicEnglish
تعديلalteration
جزمة قصيرةankle boot
روب الحمامbathrobe
عود قطنcotton bud
حذاء نسائي بكعبcourt shoe
سالوبيتdungarees
تطريزembroidery
غرفة القياسfitting room
عصابة رأسheadband
حاشيةhem
سترة بقلنسوةhoodie
موكاسانloafer
ماسكاراmascara
ثنيةpleat
ذيل حصانponytail
سترة منفوخةpuffer jacket
متجر ملابس مستعملةsecond hand shop
كعب عال رفيعstiletto heel
زررto button up
بدلة رياضيةtracksuit
معطف طويلtrench coat
ملقطtweezers

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How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Clothing and appearance”. The full topic holds 157 in the KoKo app: 51 at the easy level, 72 at the medium level and 34 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?
With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Arabic vocabulary?
By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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